Restoration

Like an ancient masterpiece

sullied by years of neglect,

I need to be restored,

stripped to my core.

 

Images layered upon images

cover up

the real beauty

lurking beneath.

 

This coating

of oily glue

needs to be scraped away

carefully and slowly.

 

And the dark colors of time

need to be brushed away

by the vibrant colors of life.

 

The hidden shall be revealed

and the broken shall be restored.